The fun thing about playing with wire is that with just a little imagination and practice with your tools you can make any shapes you like. Wire can be shaped into complex things, like words, bird’s nests or holly leaves, or you…
Making canes out of polymer clay is fun and quite satisfying, but it can be time consuming. After doing all of that work you want to get the most out of your cane and not waste it. That is why I decided…
Even when you have a perfectly matched set of beads there is still a lot you can do to make a piece of jewelry uniquely your own. Several months ago I purchased a set of pearlescent ceramic beads from Splendid Loon Studio…
Crimp ends are one of those jewelry findings that I looked at and ignored for the longest time, probably because I didn’t understand how they worked. Once I took a closer look at them I realized how valuable they can be in…
Need a last minute gift or decoration, or just want to relax with an easy Christmas project? These little holly leaves come together quickly with just a bit of wire and random beads for decoration. This is the kind of project that’s…
Vintaj patinas have been in my stash for a LONG time, but I’ve only just recently pulled them out to play with again. I love being able to add a permanent color to metal to change its appearance. It’s also great to…
Last week I showed you how to get started creating these darling elf sculptures. I also showed how to make their adorable little gift boxes, with lids that you can open. For some reason it tickles my fancy to be able to…
Sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that are the best. I think today’s quick tip falls into that category. If you like making pieces of jewelry that have multiple dangles, but don’t care for all the time and aggravation they can be to assemble,…
These darling little elves are so much fun to sculpt! And their little boxes open, so you can tuck a small gift inside (or hide some chocolate, hehe.) If you don’t feel like making the gift box, your elves can hold ornaments,…
Lately I have had lots and lots of creative ideas for ways to use jewelry making, polymer clay and other crafting supplies. This has resulted in an interesting variety of purchases. You get to preview all of these recent purchases, and I’ll…